AI friends?

What are AI friends, and how can we help students relate to AI in a healthy way? These four videos give an introduction and hands-on advise.

What are AI friends?

AI friends are chatbots or video/audio avatars built to be social or even romantic companions. While often harmless, there are also risks that they cause social or other harm. This video summarizes warning signs and what we so far know about risk groups.

Risks with AI friends, beyond loneliness

There are multiple cases of AI friends causing severe harm, psychological and physical. AI friends is also a vector for ideological influence, and could be used as a way to gather information about target groups.

Teaching about AI friends – primary school

This video gives some ideas on how to teach about AI friends in primary school, and who should do the teaching.

Teaching about AI friends – secondary school

This video gives some ideas on how to teach about AI friends in secondary school, and who should do the teaching.